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SỞ GIÁO DỤC VÀ ĐÀO TẠO KỲ THI VÀO LỚP 10 THPT CHUYÊN LAM SƠN
THANH HÓA NĂM HỌC 2010-2011
M«n: TiÕng Anh
(dµnh cho thÝ sinh thi vµo líp chuyªn TiÕng Anh)
§Ò thi gåm cã 04 trang Thêi gian lµm bµi: 120 phót(kh«ng kÓ thêi gian giao ®Ò)
Ngµy thi: 20 th¸ng 6 n¨m 2010
Question I : Phonetics (5 points)
A. Choose and write in your answer sheet the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently
from the rest of the group.
1. beat climb debt doubt
2. within seventh death width
3. doors design please conclusion
B. Choose and write in your answer sheet the word whose stress pattern is different from the rest of the
group.
4. economic especially environment solution
5. memory biology chemistry favorite
Question II: Verb forms ( 10 points)
Supply the correct form of the verbs in parentheses.
1. Did you remember (turn)……. off the light when you left?
2. Do you think her parents will let her (go)……… for a picnic?
3. Many people in the countryside still (work)…….… seven days a week.
4. I have no objection to (listen)……. to your story again.
5. If I had had breakfast this morning, I (not be)………… so hungry now.
6. Why you all (laugh)…….? Tom (tell)……… his jokes again?
7. The robbers tried to get in without (notice)……
8. By the time the train arrives, we (wait)……. here for two hours.
9. - It was rude of you to shout at the reception yesterday.
- You are right. I (not act) ……… like that.
Question III: Word forms ( 10 points)
Supply the correct form of the words in capital letters.

D. What did you do at the English exam.
7. Open the door, ……….?
A. do you B. don’t you C. will you D. can you
8. The villagers are interested in ………. natural resources but they do not know how to do so.
A. fixing B. keeping C. conserving D. reducing
9. Linh and Lan stayed home watching TV ………… most children went to see the firework.
A. although B. so C. therefore D. because
10. I don’t mind when you go on holiday. It doesn’t ………. me.
A. effect B. affect C. matter D. suit
11. The university ……… a school for men, but now it is coeducational, serving as many women as men.
A. was used B. used to be C. was used to be D. was used to
12. Everyone knows about pollution problems, but not many people have …… any solutions.
A. thought over B. got round to C. looked into D. come up with
13. ……. students in our class are looking forward to going for a picnic.
A. The all B. Whole the C. All the D. Most the
14. The scientists …… invention was a success became famous.
A. who B. whose C. which D. that
15. We could not keep on cleaning the beach ………. it started to rain.
A. although B. so C. therefore D. because
Question V : Reading ( 15 points )
Part A- Fill each of the numbered blanks in the following passage. Use only one suitable word for each
space. ( 10 points )
Every year, the village of Pettineo celebrates its unique arts festival. For a few days each summer, (1)
………. from all over Europe gather at this village near the north coast of Sicily to enjoy the creative
atmosphere. (2) their stay, the artists get together with the local people (3) ……… paint a one-
kilometre long picture that runs the length of the high street. Once the painting is done, (4) visiting
artist joins a (5) ………. family for a big lunch and, in exchange (6) the meal, the family receives the
section of the (7) ……… that the artist has painted. As a result, though few villagers are (8) ………., almost
every home has at least one painting (9) a well-known European artist. Visitors to the village are
eagerly invited into homes to see (10) ………. paintings.

A. fewer animals going crazy B. a lower death rate
C. fewer people evacuated D. fewer environmental changes
Question VI : Prepositions ( 5 points)
Fill in the blank in each of the following sentences with one suitable preposition.
1. Don’t be so sure yourself.
2. They strolled along the beach the moon light.
3. John reached a cigarette before he continued his story.
4. We argue with the waiter ……. the prices of the meals.
5. He takes ……. his uncle. They are both tall and thin.
Question VII : Writing ( 20 points )
Part A - Rewrite each sentence, beginning as shown, so that the meaning stays the same.
( 10 points)
1. Both my brother and I are too young to drive.
Neither my brother
2. Although Judy was severely disabled, she participated in many sports.
Despite her
3. People say that the man robbed the biggest bank in the town.
The man …………………………………………………………
4. Shall we go out for dinner this evening?
How …………………………………………………………………….?
5. I was late, so I didn’t see the beginning of the play.
If I ……………………………………………………………………
6. I lost the keys, so I couldn’t get into the house.
Having …………………………………………………………………
7. “ Will you look after the child when I go to the market?” she said to her husband.
She asked ……………………………………………………………
8. I can’t go to the cinema tonight because I do not have my car.
The reason I ……………………………………………………………
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